Combined detachable corset and brassiere



Aug. 9, 1927.

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COMBINED nn'rAcEA BLE ,oonsn'r AND ,BRASSIERE'.

Application filed December 5,, 1925, Serial No. 73,299. Renewed June 28,1927.

The inventionrelates to corsets, and to combined detachable corsets andbrassieres. An object of theinvention, is to provide improved means fordetachably connecting a corset and its brassiere. The connectionbet-ween these garments utilizes the bones of the corset in ,a mannerwhich will be more particularly described hereinafter. A

further object is to enable the bones to be freadily removable from thecorset.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof:

Fig. tion garment with the front corner portion 1 of the corsetor'girdle turned down to show parts behind; 7

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the combination garment, looking atthe inside of the 'back, with a portion of the brassiere broken away;

Fig. 3 is a front view of the brassiere;

Fig. 4 is a rear view of the brassiere;

Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation of the corset or girdle, looking at theinside of the front;

Fig.6 is-a horizontal section through the front portion of the corset orgirdle, taken on the line 66 of Fig.5;

Fig. 7, is a vertical section through the rear portion of thecombination garment on .the lme 77 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 8 is a sectional perspective View taken on the same line,illustrating the relations when slipping the stiffeners in or out of theto pockets.

he corset 2 illustrated in the foregoin views is of the girdle orstep-in type. It may be provided at one of the upper side regions with avent 3, closed by hooks and eyes. Such girdles are composed of elasticand inelastic sections, the drawing illustrating a front inelasticsection 4 of strong material, a rear section 5 of similar material, aand two elastic side sections 6 of elastic webbing. The front sectionmay have an elastic gusset 7 at the bottom.

The brassire 8 is made of one of the materials usual for such garments,is rovided with shoulder straps 9, and is s own as opening down one sidefront region at 10,

tenings 11.

Sewed across the outside of the front lower portion of the brassiere isa strip 12. This stri is sewed to the fabric of the brassiere ystitching 13 around the edges 1 isa front elevation of the combinatheopening being closed by customary fas-.

of the strip and by two pairs of transverse;

rows of stitching 14. The stitchi 13 is omitted between the rows ofstitching 14, so that the result is to provide a pair of keeper openings15 between the keeper-strip and the wall of the brassiere. A similar,longer keeper-strip 12 is sewed to the outside of the lower backport-ion of the brasslere by stitching 13, 14?, so as to form threekeeper openings 15*, The keeper openings 15 at the front are preferablysomewhat.di-' vergently inclined, as shown.

On the inside of the front section of the corset there is a lining-piece16, ,which is secured to the body wall at the'sides and bottom but isfree at its upper edge 17 and for a considerable distance downward from.

said edge, so that this lining-piece can be drawn away from the bodywall by inserting a finger behind the lining-piece. This lining-piece isprovided with two deep divergently-inclined which are open at theirupper ends and are' -closed at their lower ends by stitching 19.

The upper edge of the lining-piece l6,and therefore the upper ends ofthe pockets 18, are below the top of the corset. Another, narrowerlining-piece 20 is sewed inside the upper portion of this section of thecorset, and is formed with two short top pockets 21, which are inalinement with-thepockets 18 and are open at the bottom. Between the.upper and lower, or top and main, pockets' 21 and 18 thus formed, thereis a separation corresponding approximately to stiffener pockets 18,

the width of the keeper-strip 12 on the brassiere.

ener extends across the. space between the.

top of the pocket 18 and the bottom of the correspondingpocket 21, andits upper end is received removably in the latter pocket.

. Since the lining-piece 16 carrying the main the keeper openings 15 onthe front of the brassiere, and are then caught in the top pockets.Conversely, to disconnect the garments, the upper ends of the bones are-I A bone or stiffener 22 is inserted removably in eachof the pockets 18,wherein the major portions of these stiffeners are enclosed. The upper;portion-of each stiffper portions of the bones are passed throughslipped out of the top pockets, whereupon the keeper on the brassierewill slip ofi the bones.

The construction at the back of the corset is of a similar nature.lining-piece 16* 'cariiies three main stiffener pockets 18, and theupper lining-piece 20* is formed with three top pockets 21 The relationbetween these parts is the same as the relation between the similarparts inside the front section of the corset. The upper portions of thebones 22 pass through the keeper openings 15 on the back of thebrassiere and into the top pockets 21*, into and out of which the upperends of the bones can easily be slipped. The bones are entirelyremovable from their pockets, and consequently the corset as well as thebrassiere'can be washed when the garmentsare taken apart.

Various changes in the details may be -made without departing fromessentials.

The keepers on the brassiere may be formed in other specific ways. Whileit is advantageous to form the two keepers on the front of the brassicrein one strip, such as 12, or between said strip andthe wall of thebrassiere, it will be manifest that separate keepers might be sewed tothe garment at the proper points, and the same applies to the rearkeepers. The function of the keepers is to provide openingsthrough-which the bones pass between the pockets 18 or 18 and 21 or 21and to lie between these intermediate portions of the bones and the wallof the corset, so that as long as the upper ends of the bones are caughtin the top pockets the brassiere will be held firmly to the corset andwill not move out of place. The loose lining pieces or flaps 16, 16constitute flexible connections between the pockets-18 and 18 and thebody of the corset, permitting these pockets to be drawn-inward awayfrom the corset wall in order that the upper ends of the bones may beslipped into and out of the short pockets without difficulty.

.It will be apparent that a construction such as described, permittingthe ready removal of the bones, is likewise desirable in a corset whichmay be worn without a brassiere.

thereof are slipped out of the upper pockets on the corset.

2. A combination. detachable corset and The partially freebrassiere, thecorset being provided with stitfeners and pockets, said pocketscomprising upper pockets and lower pockets with a separation between,the brassiere' being provided with keepers through'which said stiilenersare passed, said keepers being retained on the portions of thestiileners between said upper and lower pocketsto connect the garmentstogether, and being free to slip ofl the stifi'eners when the endsthereof are slipped out of the upper'pockets on the corset, saidstifi'eners being entirely removable from the pockets.

3. In a combination detachable corset and brassifere, means ofconnection between the garments comprising a plurality of stiffeners,main pockets on the corset receiving the major portions of saidstiiieners, top pockets on the upper portion of the corset to receivethe upper ends of the same stifi'eners, and keepers onthe brassierewhich are retained by the stiffeners passing through them between saidmain and top pockets, the garments being disconnectible by slipping theupper ends of the stiffeners out of the top pockets.

4:. lln a combination detachable corset and brassiere, means ofconnection between the garments comprising a plurality of stifi'eners,main pockets on the corset receiving the major portions of said stiiieners, top pockets till on the upper portion of the corset to re ceivethe upper ends of the same stifien'ers, means connecting said mainpockets to the corset so that said pockets may be drawn inward away fromthe corset wall to which the top pockets are secured, and keepers on thebrassiere which are retained by the stifi'- eners passing through thembetween said main and top'pockets, the garments being disconnecti'ble byslipping the upper ends of the stifi'eners out of the top pockets.

5, In a combination detachable corset and brassiere, the combination ofa lining-piece the top so that it may be drawn away from the corsetwall, the top of said lining-piece being below the top of the corset, aplurality of stiffener pockets carried by said lining piece,corresponding top pockets on the corset, stift'eners in and extendingabove said lining-piece pockets so that their u per ends may he slippedinto and out of sai top pockets, and keepers on the lower part of thebrassiere through which said stifl'eners are passed to detachablyconnect the garments.

6. The combination of a corset having front and rear lining-pieces, saidliningpieces being free'at the top so that they may be drawn away fromthe corset wall, the tops of said lining-pieces being below the top ofthe corset, sets of stifiener pockets carried by said lining-pieces,corresponding top pockets on the corset stifleners in and extendingabove said 'llning-piece pockets so that their upper ends may be slippedinto and out of said top pockets, and a brassiere having keepers on thelower part thereof through which said stifl'eners are passed todetachably connect the garments.

7. In a corset, a lining-piece on the inside of the corset wall, saidlining-piece being secured to the corset wall at regions widely spacedapart laterally and between said regions being free at its top and for aconsiderable distance downward so that it may be drawn away from thecorset wall, the top of said lining-piece being below the top of thecorset, a pluralit of spaced stifi'ener pockets carried by sailining-piece, corresponding top pockets on the corset, and a set ofstiffeners removably mounted in the lin ing-piece pockets and adapted tohave their .upper ends slipped into and'out of said top pockets. 7

8. In aremovable boning for corsets, a

nection bet-ween said main pocket and the corset enabling said pocket tobe drawn freely away from the corset wall to permit ready insertion andremoval of the stifl'ener.

9. In a removable boning for corsets, a

deep main stifi'ener pocket on the corset, a stiffener removably seatedin said pocket with its end extendingtherefrom, a short pocket on thecorset into and out of which said end is to be slipped, and a freelining piece carryingsaid main pocket so that said pocket may be drawnfreely away from the corset wall to permit ready insertion and removalof the stifi'ener.

WILLIAM soMERs.

